Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Nakayama, Don K ^a   Lester, Sally S ^a   Rich, Darla R ^a   Weidner, Bryan C ^a   Glenn, Joshua B ^a   Shaker, Issam J ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklists; Communication; Handoffs; Intrahospital transfer; System based practice; Team performance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84855843686     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.030     Document Type: Article

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